Efficacy of calcium channel blockers as maintenance therapy for asthma

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 243-249

  Twiss, Mary Ann ^b,d   Harman, Eloise ^a   Chesrown, Sarah ^a   Hendeles, Leslie ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d IQVIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Calcium channel blockers; Diltiazem; Nifedipine

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DILTIAZEM; NIFEDIPINE; PREDNISONE; TERBUTALINE SULFATE;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ADULT; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERANCE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEADACHE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAXIMUM TOLERATED DOSE; NAUSEA; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PR INTERVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPIROMETRY; SYMPTOM; TITRIMETRY; TREADMILL EXERCISE; VERTIGO; WHEEZING; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DILTIAZEM; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NIFEDIPINE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0036122677     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0306-5251.2001.01560.x     Document Type: Article

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